Results of Wipes Iodaphore Disinfectants
Environmental Surface Disinfectants (posted Jan. 99)

Contents: 1. Results A. Wipes
B. Iodophores
C. Soap & Water Based
2. Information on company names and disinfectant active ingredients.
3. Introduction to Evironmental Surface Disinfectants - Which disinfectant should I use?

Following are new results of micro testing performed at CRA on surface disinfectantswith or without the presence of human whole blood. The numbers presented below are logreduction counts of organisms.  A test must have at least a 3.0 log (base 10)reduction of organisms to pass CRA's criteria for high-level disinfection.  Testswhich failed the criteria and resulted in less than a 3.0 log reduction are highlighted in red. Disinfectants passing all tests arehighlighted in blue.

Wipes

Disinfectant

Test Time

Polio Virus
Suspension Test

Tuberculosis
Suspension Test

Organism (M bovis)
Surface Test

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

Asepti-Wipe

1 min

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

   

3 min

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

10min

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.1

   

DisCide Ultra

1 min

0.0

0.0

3.3

4.0

   

3 min

0.0

0.1

5.2

5.1

4.1

1.2

10min

0.0

0.1

>4.4

5.1

   

Indi-Wipes (w/Water)

1 min

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.0

   

3 min

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.6

0.1

10min

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.0

   

Indi-Wipes (w/Lysol Spray)

1 min

>3.6

>3.5

5.2

4.1

   

3 min

>3.5

>3.4

5.1

4.2

4.6

3.5

10min

3.7

>3.4

4.7

4.4

   

Sporicidin

1 min

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.2

   

3 min

0.0

0.0

1.4

1.0

4.1

1.1

10min

0.7

0.0

4.9

3.9

   

Super Sani-Cloth

1 min

0.0

0.3

3.4

3.3

   

3 min

0.1

0.1

5.3

4.4

4.9

3.2

10min

0.0

0.1

5.1

4.4

   

Virahol

1 min

0.0

0.1

4.7

4.5

   

3 min

0.0

0.0

4.7

4.7

1.6

0.1

10min

0.1

0.0

4.9

4.7

   

Iodophores

Disinfectant

Test Time

Polio Virus
Suspension Test

Tuberculosis
Suspension Test

Organism (M bovis)
Surface Test

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

Wescodyne (1:213)

1 min

0.3 0.0 1.8 0.0    

3 min

0.4 0.0 5.3 0.0 1.5 0.0

10min

1.9 0.1 4.8 0.0    

Soap & Water Based

Disinfectant

Test Time

Polio Virus
Suspension Test

Tuberculosis
Suspension Test

Organism (M bovis)
Surface Test

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

w/out blood

with blood

Lysol IC
Foaming Disfectant & Cleaner

1 min

>4.8 0.3 0.3 0.0    

3 min

>4.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.3 2.4

10min

>4.7 1.0 0.7 0.6    

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